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So have this one. there are over 40 variants as I understand but for me they look the same. LSSC cost money for membership I was wondering one of you knows the diepair. counting the reeds is hard for old eyes i know its medium CC  Edited by Moniker
01/15/2026 09:04 am
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sheesh GM55 - that is quite a read there  Rest your eyes up Moniker  |
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wow thank you GMS5 now I know what to do this weekend :)   I Will start with the cc to narrow it down This is fun   Edited by Moniker
01/16/2026 12:04 pm
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Maybe reverse F WB-8, 9 My example first then the book. Any of you seasoned collectors agree? Tried to cut my picture to resemble book. Only thing is my right C seems to be slightly lower than the right C but can be a optical illusion   Edited by Moniker
01/16/2026 12:30 pm
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I think its w8 or w9 The diecrack in T in United looks the same? but w8 seems to have same machinedoubling  Edited by Moniker
01/16/2026 1:12 pm
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Without seeing the coin closer for the other markers, I would call this WB-9, Medium CC, because the date lines up properly. the date on the WB-8 is way to far left.
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I believe you are correct sir! The lumpen below chin and there is a lump in Eagles mouth, also present in w8. The only thing that annoys me little is the diecrack in T in United on w8 you can also se a little line from denticle over E also present on my example but I dont see it on w9? As for rarity r4 and r3 means not so rare so no premium? Very fun this I Will never look on a seated the same way Also seem to be polishline to the rught of lump in mouth on beak. Fund a random lump on the R in america. O in dollar has lumps and the a in america has a horn, lots more to find. Got Carrier away        Edited by Moniker
01/17/2026 05:24 am
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Yes, I would say that the reverse is "F" and with the date placement would make it obverse "3" so that would be a WB-9, WB-102.
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thank you Heymike, what does crossreference stand for? Novice on these coins. Another quick novice question, the diebreak on E is visible in the book on wb8 but not on wb9, is that due to diestate or maybe bad photo in book. Hard to find other photos of wb-9 online   Edited by Moniker
01/20/2026 03:57 am
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the diebreak on E is visible in the book on wb8 but not on wb9, is that due to diestate or maybe bad photo in book Yes, it is just the die state of the coin. WB-9 is a later die state and the image in the book could be from a very late die state. What are you referring to by cross reference? Where do you see that? |
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Yes, it is just the die state of the coin. WB-9 is a later die state and the image in the book could be from a very late die state.
What are you referring to by cross reference? Where do you see that? thank you figured so you mentioned wb 102 and in the book its also mentioned as crossreference  |
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Ok, the cross reference is from Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert's 1st book that was written in the early nineties named " The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated half dollars". That book listed a finite and pre-determined number of the most easily identifiable die varieties of the series. Bill Bugert has gone much more in depth with his newer books and uses WB-xx nomenclature for all known marriages at the time of those writings. From Bill Bugert for 1861-O marriages," For this date, I digressed from the normal die marriage
attribution nomenclature (i.e., WB-#) and instead used Randy Wiley's die marriage nomenclature
(W-#). I do this to honor Randy and his efforts and to maintain consistency with his published
information and that already in use.". The cross reference will match the die marriage (in most cases) from older reference book to the newer books. |
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ah I see thank you very much for the explanation Heymike
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Posted 01/15/2026 2:52 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
